1861 Danish Folketing election

Election for the lower house of Danish Parliament Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 14 June 1861.Kaare R Skov (1999) Demokratiets Danmarkshistorie – Gennem 150 år Aschenhoug Carl Christian Hall remained Prime Minister following the elections.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p557 978-3-8329-5609-7 Electoral system The elections were held using a form of first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies;Nohlen & Stöver, p510 Voting took place in public meetings by a show of hands. If the outcome of this stage was challenged, another vote was held amongst candidates who had not withdrawn. In the second vote, voters were checked against the electoral roll and were required to say clearly which candidate they wished to vote for.Nohlen & Stöver, p512 Only 15% of the population was eligible to vote in the elections,Nohlen & Stöver, p526 with suffrage restricted to men over 30 who were not receiving poor relief (or who had not paid back any previous poor relief received), were not classed as "dependents" (those who were privately employed but did not have a household) and who had lived in their constituency for a certain length of time.Nohlen & Stöver, p511 Results thumb|Map of the election, showing the elected members in each constituency. File:1861 Danish Folketing election.svg National Liberal Party 46 +26 Society of the Friends of Peasants–Left 34 –22 Højre 5 –11 Others 16 0 0 236080 32.7 Skov, Nohlen & Stöver References Category:1861 in Denmark Category:19th-century elections in Denmark Denmark Denmark Category:Folketing elections Category:1860s in Danish politics